Shangri La borderfirst episode of, released on Crunchyroll, is fun and visually dynamic, but it also lends itself to the same blunders that every anime setting based on a video game does. While there’s a better understanding of how players interact with the game, it’s wasted on reinforcing the “specialness” of the main character. In the world of low-stakes MMOs, it seems like an unnecessary and, therefore, boring piece of storytelling.
